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now we'll wait for speaker boehner to speak. >> i'm john boehner. i serve as speaker of the whole house, of the members of both parties that you elect. these are difficult times in the life of our nation. millions are looking for work and have been for some time. the spending binge going on in washington is a big part of the reason why. before i served in congress i ran a small business in ohio. i was amazed how different washington, d.c. operated than every other business in america. most american businesses make the hard choices to pay their bills, live within their means, in washington, more spending and more debt is business as usual. i've got news for washington. those days are over. president obama came to congress in january and requested business as usual. he had another routine increase in the national debt, but we in the house said, not so fast. here was a president asking for the largest debt increase in american history on the heels of the largest spending binge in american history. and here's what we got for that massive spending binge.
now we'll wait for speaker boehner to speak. >> i'm john boehner. i serve as speaker of the whole house, of the members of both parties that you elect. these are difficult times in the life of our nation. millions are looking for work and have been for some time. the spending binge going on in washington is a big part of the reason why. before i served in congress i ran a small business in ohio. i was amazed how different washington, d.c. operated than every other business in america....
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boehner and mr. kantor to reach common ground, this is common ground, let's do it so that our people can have the confidence that their government is there and they are confronted with a disaster that puts them at risk and i thank the senate for allowing us to join in this very important statement. >> as well as speaker pelosi and senator durbin. today we have a bipartisan vote to defeat the house bill 5936 wasn't close to earth. to work towards a reasonable and fair solution to fund disaster relief and of late an unnecessary and destructive government shut down. the majority leader has said he is willing to meet with house and senate leadership this weekend. we hope speaker boehner and senator mcconnell will take him up on the offer to negotiate a solution. our position is let's talk over the weekend. their position is you take-it-or-leave-it. their approach failed on the senate floor this morning, and it's time for them to change their strategy. we have a failed measure that will receive a vote on
boehner and mr. kantor to reach common ground, this is common ground, let's do it so that our people can have the confidence that their government is there and they are confronted with a disaster that puts them at risk and i thank the senate for allowing us to join in this very important statement. >> as well as speaker pelosi and senator durbin. today we have a bipartisan vote to defeat the house bill 5936 wasn't close to earth. to work towards a reasonable and fair solution to fund...
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boehner said you were spending cut. are you rejecting the idea or are you willing to entertain some of this -- >> papago system we had an effect desires. we believe spending has to be cut. we believe if you can have new programs you have to pay for them either by cutting spending or increase in revenue. the one thing i would agree with, the new speaker and this is his quote, we're going to have to deal with that as adults, talking about the downtime and. whether we like it or not, the federal government has obligations and we have obligations on our part. that's a direct quote from boehner. [inaudible] [inaudible] >> i do believe the country is right for tax reform. chairman baucus has this as one of his first priorities. so to answer your question, yes 100 times. our tax system is broken and needs to be fixed. i'm tired of the left. let's go to the right. >> senator mccain has suggested that every appropriation bill has been house to include language specifically prohibiting the funding of the health care law. if the h
boehner said you were spending cut. are you rejecting the idea or are you willing to entertain some of this -- >> papago system we had an effect desires. we believe spending has to be cut. we believe if you can have new programs you have to pay for them either by cutting spending or increase in revenue. the one thing i would agree with, the new speaker and this is his quote, we're going to have to deal with that as adults, talking about the downtime and. whether we like it or not, the...
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in other words, boehner would have a merlot, and obama would chew nicorette. >> you point outside in the book somehow when they took the official photo, both of those vanished. >> yes. they had iced tea there for obama. of course, boehner had his seg represent, and they put the cigarette in the ashtray away for the picture, but they have not closed the deal on the personal relations, and that's a shame. i think if somebody, instead of sponsoring your breakfast and all, sponsor a weekly dinner between obama and boehner and everyone would agree to pay for it and let them just talk and get to know each other and see, you know, it's -- >> how much -- >> oh, that's right. what do you think? >> i think that's a great idea. [inaudible] a special room. >> i'm not sure -- [inaudible] >> yeah, okay, but, well, you know, but, i, you know, personal relationships, when john was the fbi spokensman, he was not helpful, but you could talk to him, get him on the phone, and if you had a good story, he'd confirm it by laughing, a deep laugh meant you were on the right track. no laughter meant no. [laug
in other words, boehner would have a merlot, and obama would chew nicorette. >> you point outside in the book somehow when they took the official photo, both of those vanished. >> yes. they had iced tea there for obama. of course, boehner had his seg represent, and they put the cigarette in the ashtray away for the picture, but they have not closed the deal on the personal relations, and that's a shame. i think if somebody, instead of sponsoring your breakfast and all, sponsor a...
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as i think everybody knows, there were conversations between speaker boehner and the president and the president had proposed trying to achieve $1.2 trillion in deficit reduction through a combination of cuts and revenue. actually come in at 1.2 trillion revenue and $1.2 trillion in kites if you include the savings on the kites you would achieve at about $900 billion in cuts was a proposal that the president had on the table. speaker boehner obviously concluded he could not sell that agreement to his caucus because of the revenue component. in his guest was borne out by the fact he later could not even past the revenue package through the house of representatives passed millionaires to pay a little bit more. it was that actually ended up at the fiscal cliff agreement. this did not include any taxes and i should say did not include spending cuts. even at the end, we have a majority of the senate republicans supporting it. we did not get obviously a majority of house republicans. i was about $600 billion in revenue. that comes after the budget control agreements and other agreements that
as i think everybody knows, there were conversations between speaker boehner and the president and the president had proposed trying to achieve $1.2 trillion in deficit reduction through a combination of cuts and revenue. actually come in at 1.2 trillion revenue and $1.2 trillion in kites if you include the savings on the kites you would achieve at about $900 billion in cuts was a proposal that the president had on the table. speaker boehner obviously concluded he could not sell that agreement...
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there's more to hang your hat on, and i complement speaker boehner and majority leader mcconnell for their work, but i will not be able to support it because it does not provide us with the solution to the debt crisis that the markets are demanding. last week, it was clear that the real threat to america's aaa rating is not default which even the administration now acknowledges was never going to happen. the real threat of a downgrade is from the failure of will, failure of presidential leadership in getting federal spending under control. there is a solution to this spending crisis. it is cut, cap, balance which i was an early supporter. in addition to providing short term relief by cutting and capping spending, it provides for a long term solution of passage of a strong balanced budget amendment. now, this proposal falls well short of cut, cap, balance, and therefore i reluctantly cannot support it. i would like to address a technical point about the package that raises concerns for me. whether the president is looking to the deficit reduction hearing as an opportunity to raise tax
there's more to hang your hat on, and i complement speaker boehner and majority leader mcconnell for their work, but i will not be able to support it because it does not provide us with the solution to the debt crisis that the markets are demanding. last week, it was clear that the real threat to america's aaa rating is not default which even the administration now acknowledges was never going to happen. the real threat of a downgrade is from the failure of will, failure of presidential...
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do you think john boehner heard that? and the walls will come crumbling down. god bless you. [cheers and applause] >> we are a little bit over time and which is wonderful. i can't see the end of the people, the line of people pass around 11th street. i don't know how many people we are today but we are in great numbers, and the reason we are here in great numbers is i had so many people to thank for all the work that everybody has done held in the states and kuran washington, d.c.. and for now we will have the closing prayer. >> thank you, nellie. in the name of the father and son and holy spirit, amen. as we conclude our historical and invigorating and define sanctified program, let us about our heads in prayer to the lord. we begin the march for life and we say thank, lord, for the sunrise of today, think you for the breath of life, for the grace to open our eyes to see the beauty of creation. thank you, lord, for the things seen and unseen. we march and pray soften the hearts of our leaders, the 44th president of these united states, barack obama, the congress and the sena
do you think john boehner heard that? and the walls will come crumbling down. god bless you. [cheers and applause] >> we are a little bit over time and which is wonderful. i can't see the end of the people, the line of people pass around 11th street. i don't know how many people we are today but we are in great numbers, and the reason we are here in great numbers is i had so many people to thank for all the work that everybody has done held in the states and kuran washington, d.c.. and...
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every time we come to a -- close to an agreement, speaker boehner, not on his own, in my judgment, but pulled by the tea party, pulls the goal posts back. he pulls them back on the numbers, although we've gone so far that it's hard for him to do that any longer, but he also does it with these ideological riders. and so, mr. president, we are at a sad moment. we are at a time when the continuation of this government and the hard-working people who compose it is right on the edge of closing with untold damage to innocent people. i would ask my colleagues on the other side of the aisle and in the other house, i would plead with them, let's stop the political games, let's stop the ideological posturing, let's stop thinking it has to be only my way and no one else's. let's come meet in the middle with a reasonable agreement, keep the government going and move forward to do the things the american people have asked us to do. i yield the floor. i note -- mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from new york. mr. schumer: i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the cle
every time we come to a -- close to an agreement, speaker boehner, not on his own, in my judgment, but pulled by the tea party, pulls the goal posts back. he pulls them back on the numbers, although we've gone so far that it's hard for him to do that any longer, but he also does it with these ideological riders. and so, mr. president, we are at a sad moment. we are at a time when the continuation of this government and the hard-working people who compose it is right on the edge of closing with...
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speaker boehner has an agenda. mr. boehner is called on to play a far less partisan role leading republicans and democrats alike through a difficult period. what is the role of the speaker of the house? >> guest: yeah, i think that's really quite accurate, and i think speaker boehner has risen to the occasion so far. the early maneuverings in the congress suggested open partisan war over repealing the health care act and intense battles over domestic spending, but speaker boehner immediately takes the new situation and canceled the immediate business and i think is doing his utmost to tone down the rhetoric. frankly, that's what's needed right now. we need to tone it down and i think this speaker is a constitutional officer of the united states, not simply the leader of the majority, and he or she has a responsibility to speak on behalf of the entire congress and country, and i think boehner understands that. >> host: here a piece in "usa today" a president inspires and heals and looking back at different tragedies tha
speaker boehner has an agenda. mr. boehner is called on to play a far less partisan role leading republicans and democrats alike through a difficult period. what is the role of the speaker of the house? >> guest: yeah, i think that's really quite accurate, and i think speaker boehner has risen to the occasion so far. the early maneuverings in the congress suggested open partisan war over repealing the health care act and intense battles over domestic spending, but speaker boehner...
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president, leader boehner, leader mcconnell, mr. speaker, my colleague mr. clyburn and house and senate and distinguished guests, thank you mr. speaker for making this day possible. thank you so much. [applause] one distinguished guests who is not with this but maybe has come late is john lewis,. we were on the steps of the supreme court and mr. clyburn stayed and mr. john lewis is holding forth over there now and it's an honor to serve in the congress of the united states was john lewis. [applause] and it is a joy to be here to honor rosa parks. when rosa parks was a little baby, her mother sang a hymn of freedom, let it ring. she would hear that hymn in church as she grew up. it became the anthem of her life and the mission of her life. as rosa parks would say years later, i would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free and wanted other people to be free too. rosa parks is being remembered with this statue in the capital, but this is not the first time her greatness has been wrecked nice. she has many connections to congress and she is no s
president, leader boehner, leader mcconnell, mr. speaker, my colleague mr. clyburn and house and senate and distinguished guests, thank you mr. speaker for making this day possible. thank you so much. [applause] one distinguished guests who is not with this but maybe has come late is john lewis,. we were on the steps of the supreme court and mr. clyburn stayed and mr. john lewis is holding forth over there now and it's an honor to serve in the congress of the united states was john lewis....
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but first to john boehner. >> in any event, i have a good reporter would speaker boehner when he was minority leader and i was speaker. it is not the personality thing. it's a policy thing. that is where we had our disagreement. if any one of our attendees today. you are right, dear leaders come as so many of them in what they do. the u.s. first woman editor of "time" magazine is very impressive. don't you think? [applause] run for congress, democratic or republican. they want me to do this. they said in a necklace was hitting the mic. guys don't have that problem. [laughter] they don't have a jewelry problem. say you wanted to run for congress. iran 25 years ago. you don't say about to run for congress so i can go there and be a street fighter. now, you say you are calling her to honor the oath about face, take the constitution of the united states to recognize that people are sent there from all over the country with different points of view, philosophically, geographically, generationally, whatever it is and that you hope to affect the decision that i made and that is pretty much
but first to john boehner. >> in any event, i have a good reporter would speaker boehner when he was minority leader and i was speaker. it is not the personality thing. it's a policy thing. that is where we had our disagreement. if any one of our attendees today. you are right, dear leaders come as so many of them in what they do. the u.s. first woman editor of "time" magazine is very impressive. don't you think? [applause] run for congress, democratic or republican. they want...
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to speak or boehner have the vote for his proposal? >> guest: the real question will be to suppress and have the votes. the speaker put it out in terms of entitlements to not be part of it and i'll do in private will tell you they understand the strength and the deficit 90s and the thing for medicare, medicaid and long-term social security. the mere fact were discussing those things is good. in terms of the votes, if it's going to be a deal they will be those from both sides. reality is -- these two guys come in the president and the speaker had so with one another before. they came to a huge deal during the lame-duck section in 2012. they came to another big deal about shutting down the government in april 2011, cutting discretionary spending the billions of dollars. he came to another in the debt ceiling deal as well which is a $2.2 trillion long-term deduction in exchange for an increase in the debt ceiling. they need to take it to another level. this is a bigger, more complex problem and it's the beginning of a series of negotiatio
to speak or boehner have the vote for his proposal? >> guest: the real question will be to suppress and have the votes. the speaker put it out in terms of entitlements to not be part of it and i'll do in private will tell you they understand the strength and the deficit 90s and the thing for medicare, medicaid and long-term social security. the mere fact were discussing those things is good. in terms of the votes, if it's going to be a deal they will be those from both sides. reality is...
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house speaker john boehner and senator rob portman spoke today to meeting in the constructerrers. both republican discussed the tax policy. speaker boehner criticized the middle cut tax bill and they plan to vote at end of the month to extent all of the current tax rates. this is 40 minutes. [applause] thank you, greg. i would now like to introduce our first speaker. the honorable rob portman. mr. portman is the junior u.s. senator from ohio. he was elected in 2010 after lunging a campaign focused on conservative values and raining reigning in overzealous spending in washington. he represented the second district in the house for over a decade before serving in cabinet level post in the united states trade represent and directer of the office of management budget. he was one of three senate republicans amounted appointed too late committee on deficit reduction. born and raised in small business family, senator portman has been fighting for pro-growth, projobs policy, to help get ohio and our nation back on track. please help me in welcoming senator rob portman. [applause] eric tha
house speaker john boehner and senator rob portman spoke today to meeting in the constructerrers. both republican discussed the tax policy. speaker boehner criticized the middle cut tax bill and they plan to vote at end of the month to extent all of the current tax rates. this is 40 minutes. [applause] thank you, greg. i would now like to introduce our first speaker. the honorable rob portman. mr. portman is the junior u.s. senator from ohio. he was elected in 2010 after lunging a campaign...
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speaker boehner is a friend of mine. i personally like him, literally i get on with him as most of my colleagues here can tell you. he said our efforts to relate the financial industry and the whole wall street accountable was quote like using a nuclear weapon to kill an ant. i pointed out to him that that aunt took 8 million jobs. speaker boehner [applause] speaking to the economic club of washington d.c. in an extensive and well ordered speech said, and i quote, we need to liberate our economy from the shackles government has placed upon it. folks, the last time we liberated the economy, we put the middle class in chains. leaders cantor, he said we can't respond to major disasters like hurricane irene or fled certifiers unless we quote, make sure there are savings elsewhere. and guess where they find the savings. health care for the middle class, college affordability, renewable energy. and my friend the republican leader, and it connell said quote most important thing we want to achieve is for president obama had to b
speaker boehner is a friend of mine. i personally like him, literally i get on with him as most of my colleagues here can tell you. he said our efforts to relate the financial industry and the whole wall street accountable was quote like using a nuclear weapon to kill an ant. i pointed out to him that that aunt took 8 million jobs. speaker boehner [applause] speaking to the economic club of washington d.c. in an extensive and well ordered speech said, and i quote, we need to liberate our...
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i haven't persuade the republican party, mitch mcconnell, and john boehner. if i can't persuade them, then i have to look at what is the best thing to do given that reality for the american people and for jobs. juliana. >> thank you, mr. president. back in july, your budget office said that you forecast unemployment would be 7.7% in the fourth quarter of 2012. what will lower the projected rate? is it going to do more to boost growth and create jobs than your recovery act? president obama: this is not a significant boost to the any as the recovery act. we are in a different situation. when the recovery act passed, we were looking at a potential great depression. we might have seen unemployment go up to 15%, 20%, we don't know. in combination with the work that we did in the stabilizing the financial system, that's behind us now. we don't have the danger. what we have is a situation in which the economy is growing and company profits are up, although we are seeing some job growth in the private sector, the economy is not growing fast enough to drive down the u
i haven't persuade the republican party, mitch mcconnell, and john boehner. if i can't persuade them, then i have to look at what is the best thing to do given that reality for the american people and for jobs. juliana. >> thank you, mr. president. back in july, your budget office said that you forecast unemployment would be 7.7% in the fourth quarter of 2012. what will lower the projected rate? is it going to do more to boost growth and create jobs than your recovery act? president...
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i can't predict how they'll be a john boehner. if the democrats pick up a lot of seeds and get this to be pretty close, boehner certainly could be in trouble. tom would be more -- >> i think you'll be fine. >> first of all, are you convinced both seek reelection? >> i don't know. i have not talked to her about that. i simply don't know. if the democrats close this thing, close this gap pretty substantially, my guess is that she does try to stay around for another run. if in fact democrats don't pick up, then i'll probably would be a lot of a lot of interest and that the democratic caucus and have a different leadership. but she is turning out to be exactly the right leader interestingly enough in this election. the republicans made her the issue in the 2010 election and i think in seats were running against her. but she's been exactly the right person for the 2012 election because she's a great fundraiser. she's enthusiastic and his cat democrats in the game. it was the right decision for her to stay after the 2010 election. i'll
i can't predict how they'll be a john boehner. if the democrats pick up a lot of seeds and get this to be pretty close, boehner certainly could be in trouble. tom would be more -- >> i think you'll be fine. >> first of all, are you convinced both seek reelection? >> i don't know. i have not talked to her about that. i simply don't know. if the democrats close this thing, close this gap pretty substantially, my guess is that she does try to stay around for another run. if in...
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on saturday, july 30, 2011, two days before the debt limit deadline, i had dinner with john boehner and saxby chambliss who had been close friends since early together in the house. i shared my concerns with the speaker and he asked how i would get to a better outcome. i could not give him a good answer and i had argued that a default triggered by refusing to lift the debt ceiling really would be the best outcome we could stick together and weather the storm. i was convinced that the deficit had become so severe that our national credit rating would be downgraded and our economy would continue to flounder. the shock therapy of a default could be the thing that awaken congress. unless we can stick together, it made little sense to mount a common cause emission and delay the vote. >> guest: first of all, ask yourself the question when was the last time that the deck limit was not increased. so do we have a debt limit in this country? we essentially do not. so we have never acted responsibly with waste in government. here is the debt limit we will run into. this is what "the debt bomb" is
on saturday, july 30, 2011, two days before the debt limit deadline, i had dinner with john boehner and saxby chambliss who had been close friends since early together in the house. i shared my concerns with the speaker and he asked how i would get to a better outcome. i could not give him a good answer and i had argued that a default triggered by refusing to lift the debt ceiling really would be the best outcome we could stick together and weather the storm. i was convinced that the deficit...
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as leader of boehner suggested we just concluded a discussion with the newly elected republican governors of which there are quite a few. we are pleased to indicate and happy to have them here on the senate side, and we look forward to working with the governors. they are going to have a little more control in their states than we have here in washington and we are looking to them for the kind of innovative solutions that we might import to washington and try at the federal level and with that let me turn to my friend and colleague leader john boehner. >> match, thank you. we have always said here in washington that the states are the laboratories of democracy and they really are. when you look at the kind of innovative programs that go on and you will see other states copied them but i think we can clearly learn here about how to help the states do what they have to do better. and clearly when you look at the number of federal programs that impact the state well we may spend some money there, we send tons of rules, regulations, paperwork, red tape and we want to establish a relationship
as leader of boehner suggested we just concluded a discussion with the newly elected republican governors of which there are quite a few. we are pleased to indicate and happy to have them here on the senate side, and we look forward to working with the governors. they are going to have a little more control in their states than we have here in washington and we are looking to them for the kind of innovative solutions that we might import to washington and try at the federal level and with that...
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so stressing when john boehner said -- do not what is the question? >> the question is, do you see traction when seniors talk about making repeal of health care reform a cool. it's not the next two years, in the 2012? >> the question is what is your reaction to the republican repeal of the health care act? >> first of all, it if you look across the country, you know, there were not many republican candidates who had them at the center of their campaign. they might've had in the government out of control and too much spending. why is that? well, the individual components are quite popular. of course right now it is more -- it's not reality. and all the health care reform will kick in until 2014, two years after the president's reelection. so at some point, base 1618, what people like me see mtv is not going to matter. for all health care consumers whether i like it, whether change or not. even in the next few years it is going to be this kind of piÑata that the republicans try and design test panel for nefarious things too. it's going to make a positi
so stressing when john boehner said -- do not what is the question? >> the question is, do you see traction when seniors talk about making repeal of health care reform a cool. it's not the next two years, in the 2012? >> the question is what is your reaction to the republican repeal of the health care act? >> first of all, it if you look across the country, you know, there were not many republican candidates who had them at the center of their campaign. they might've had in...
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boehner may say have good luck with that. have a good time. his political interest is whether people have confidence in our economic system and business as it is to invest in that system. if they don't feel that confident, we can do all sorts of legislative things. he's dead. >> right. so trade progress. symbolic cuts. that won't do it. >> he has to go to 10,000 feet and convince the american public that he is is a person that believes in our economic system, and that we can have some confidence in it. so businesses start to invest and small businesses feel like they have a hand and partner in washington, not an enemy. >> steve, do you agree with matt? >> it's rhetorical and sort of communicating a vision rather than doing little things with congress. >> totally with matthew. one the things that was so attractive about barack obama the candidate, what we can do and be and become again. i think there are a lot of people out there, particularly the people who are scared and feeling the economic pressure that want somebody to stand up and say we
boehner may say have good luck with that. have a good time. his political interest is whether people have confidence in our economic system and business as it is to invest in that system. if they don't feel that confident, we can do all sorts of legislative things. he's dead. >> right. so trade progress. symbolic cuts. that won't do it. >> he has to go to 10,000 feet and convince the american public that he is is a person that believes in our economic system, and that we can have...
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third two questions that john boehner. number one, is he temperamentally willing to go in legislate, especially if he gets major concessions from the president. i think it and i got the answer is yes. that leads to the second question. can he bring his caucus along? yes, couple of leading tea party members of the house republicans majority were defeated, at the caucuses as conservative as it was before last night. i don't know the answer, we have tissues that could really divide us. immigration come or the president is going to move ahead very quickly. i did attend the wednesday one deal every republican presidential candidate said they would not accept. it may not be tenderloin. maybe four to one or 51, the republicans get at least 80% of what they want. the question is can they say yes to 80% of what they want? the final one is the supreme court. especially, what happens if antonin scalia or anthony kennedy retires? forget ruth bader ginsburg. they should see what happens, even if there's a mainstream nominee. or what if
third two questions that john boehner. number one, is he temperamentally willing to go in legislate, especially if he gets major concessions from the president. i think it and i got the answer is yes. that leads to the second question. can he bring his caucus along? yes, couple of leading tea party members of the house republicans majority were defeated, at the caucuses as conservative as it was before last night. i don't know the answer, we have tissues that could really divide us. immigration...
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that was speaker boehner in the house, majority reid in the senate that got together to pass that bill. you know, again, i think we would say about the bill it did not go far enough, did not invest enough or go long enough, and people in congress know that. we are worried, though, that we'll come back and see a debate happening in congress that perhaps could suggest the federal government could abdicate responsibility and perhaps not invest anymore, leave it to the 50 states, and that would be a disaster if we went that route. >> host: keith wants to know on twitter, where's the stimulus money to fix roads and bridges, and how much of my money do you want to fix the bridges in dc? >> guest: ha, i can't tell you in dc, but you just cited statistics in dc where we need some funds. the stimulus, i know the stimulus is somewhat controversial, broke down by party line, but saying this, looking at the statistics, we have actually seen an uptick in the small one, not nearly enough, but in the bridges getting fixed, and we believe that's from stimulus money, but let me -- i also will say at th
that was speaker boehner in the house, majority reid in the senate that got together to pass that bill. you know, again, i think we would say about the bill it did not go far enough, did not invest enough or go long enough, and people in congress know that. we are worried, though, that we'll come back and see a debate happening in congress that perhaps could suggest the federal government could abdicate responsibility and perhaps not invest anymore, leave it to the 50 states, and that would be...
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[applause] >> so far as i a understand, john boehner won't meet with us. is there might still? yeah. i ask is it time now to start talking about this issue, is it time to start talking about what we can do to keep guns out of the hands of people responsible for tragedy's we're hearing about. >> my daughter was one of the three young people murdered march 30th, 2010 on capitol street, there were nine people shot with multiple weapons, i'm not going to dwell too much on the case because we're still on the proceedings right now, but the point is i'm here to support and will be here every time i needed to support because guns in the wrong hands isn't a pretty sight. my daughter was shot in the head with an ak-47, had blown wide open, and it's hard to even talk now because just listening to all the stories knowing what you're going through i definitely can relate to the young lady that just spoke saying her mother is deteriorating, her father died to bladder cancer but he had no fight after she was killed, couldn't get out of bed for six months and didn't have the will to live any l
[applause] >> so far as i a understand, john boehner won't meet with us. is there might still? yeah. i ask is it time now to start talking about this issue, is it time to start talking about what we can do to keep guns out of the hands of people responsible for tragedy's we're hearing about. >> my daughter was one of the three young people murdered march 30th, 2010 on capitol street, there were nine people shot with multiple weapons, i'm not going to dwell too much on the case...
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john boehner, arizona senator and others have rejected the allegations. >> good morning, ladies and gentlemen. welcome to a briefing by a man who i frankly can't find enough superlatives to describe. i'm going to give it my best shot. my name is frank gaffney, center for security policy and we are really thrilled to be able to welcome to you and through particularly the media a much larger audience, a man who has acquitted himself in any number of capacities for such enchanted as i say, my modest vocabulary fails me. and each are in is a distinguished public servant having served us among other names, a chief assistant u.s. attorney in the southern district of new york, in which capacity he successfully prosecuted an extraordinarily dangerous conspiracy aimed at trying to destroy the world trade center the first time back in 1993 and hot in its crosshairs a number of other sites, many in the new york area. they resulted in the conviction of the blind shake -- "the blind sheikh" order abdul-rauf men, omar abdel rahman, if insisting on his release. i think andy will speak to that. subsequent to
john boehner, arizona senator and others have rejected the allegations. >> good morning, ladies and gentlemen. welcome to a briefing by a man who i frankly can't find enough superlatives to describe. i'm going to give it my best shot. my name is frank gaffney, center for security policy and we are really thrilled to be able to welcome to you and through particularly the media a much larger audience, a man who has acquitted himself in any number of capacities for such enchanted as i say,...
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speaker boehner quote they ought to be paying their fair share, april 25, 2011. the leading conservative organization so you know we might not want to as a committee today with a majority want to be dealing with the issue of what we do about oil subsidies, but please, please don't, if you are not going to offer that up or agree on that, even though this is something that many of you said you would look at, tell me what else, because the across-the-board cuts to providers is really not the right way to go. it will impact seniors. it will impact people in nursing homes and to mr. price's point, health care is something a lot of us have been working on. fiscal disparities, you might not have liked it, you might not have voted for it and something i have fought tooth and nail with many my colleagues in mr. blumenauer and the rest of us to get quality and value put forward at a payment level. we have worked as part of the reform. the $500 billion that you keep referring to, democrats, you use it in your own budget to balance it. i didn't just fall off the turnip truck
speaker boehner quote they ought to be paying their fair share, april 25, 2011. the leading conservative organization so you know we might not want to as a committee today with a majority want to be dealing with the issue of what we do about oil subsidies, but please, please don't, if you are not going to offer that up or agree on that, even though this is something that many of you said you would look at, tell me what else, because the across-the-board cuts to providers is really not the right...
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one is excess vacant inventory because of the overbuilding and the boehner. we used to have way too many vacant homes. by my calculation the number of excess usance as close to up one 1/4 million. and that current housing demand, which is depressed, it won't be until 2013 until we work through that. the other problem, by my calculations, there three and a half first mortgage loans in foreclosure or 120 days delinquent. obviously pretty close, and that the current rate of resolving these foreclosed properties it won't be until 2015-16 before we work through those properties. a long haul. given that, getting to point number two, and policy makers should consider a number of steps to help facilitate addressing the excess inventory and foreclosures you. there are a number of these -- initiatives under way that, i think, are helpful. the neighborhood stabilization fund, the president proposed more money for that. the american jobs that. about $15 billion. a very popular program, and it is very helpful for that blighted communities. the administration has also prop
one is excess vacant inventory because of the overbuilding and the boehner. we used to have way too many vacant homes. by my calculation the number of excess usance as close to up one 1/4 million. and that current housing demand, which is depressed, it won't be until 2013 until we work through that. the other problem, by my calculations, there three and a half first mortgage loans in foreclosure or 120 days delinquent. obviously pretty close, and that the current rate of resolving these...
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is there a chance that nancy pelosi could replace john boehner as the speaker of the house or for those races pretty much sets. this morning in "politico" and "politico" there was a headline with downs drive to retake the house falter and if that is so, why is that, given all the money and the effort that has been placed on that. the third question is the role of money in this election. is a unique? is a different? how is it different? is that the amount of party money and individually raise money that has been drowned out by outside money, super pacs and the new ways that people have been funding campaigns and what does that mean? the fourth question i would ask is, will there be any moderates left or what will be the appetite of those who've are left to work with the president and especially issues like the fiscal cliff, sequestration, taxes, deficits, debt increase and even issues that are somewhat more parochial but also very important like the farm bill which expires. we do not have farm legislation for the first time in many generations. and you know, both the president and govern
is there a chance that nancy pelosi could replace john boehner as the speaker of the house or for those races pretty much sets. this morning in "politico" and "politico" there was a headline with downs drive to retake the house falter and if that is so, why is that, given all the money and the effort that has been placed on that. the third question is the role of money in this election. is a unique? is a different? how is it different? is that the amount of party money and...
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i congratulate speaker boehner and the new republican majority in the house and i wish them great success in achieving the kind of reforms and policies the last election was all about.er americans want by make her stewa cut washington's the dead, raini in the government and create the right conditions for private-sector job growth. they also want us to reform the way laws arewa made.to they are looking to republicans to provide an alternative to thg kind of lawmaking we have seen too much of around here in the past few f years. a vision that disregards the views of the public in favor ofn an elite few. a vision that tells people they can look at legislation after it haser passed. that washington knows best. insured americans are looking for an entirely differenty approach. the new republican majority in the house is shown every sign that they have heard the public this and senate republicans joined them in their efforts conscious of the limitations and the opportunities that our minority status and the president's veto pen involves.e we will press the majority to do the things the america
i congratulate speaker boehner and the new republican majority in the house and i wish them great success in achieving the kind of reforms and policies the last election was all about.er americans want by make her stewa cut washington's the dead, raini in the government and create the right conditions for private-sector job growth. they also want us to reform the way laws arewa made.to they are looking to republicans to provide an alternative to thg kind of lawmaking we have seen too much of...
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so said john boehner, speaker of the house, highest elected republican in the land. jake. were you -- sorry. yeah. >> um, i wanted to ask you a question about romney's comments as well. specifically, that if you do not want america to be the strongest nation on earth, i am not your president. you have that president today. >> again -- >> iraq and afghanistan, if you could address the idea that this is a common scene republicans are making, that the president does not believe in american exceptionalism, does not believe america should be the strongest nation on earth. >> again, jake, i think they have to say something, and it doesn't make any sense because from the moment barack obama became a national figure, it was based on the idea that america is the exceptional country around the world. that was the essence of the speech that he gave at the convention in 2004 that put him into the public consciousness. it is something he repeats all the time. he ends many speeches, i believe, i hear him say often that this is the greatest country in the world. he believes that, and he
so said john boehner, speaker of the house, highest elected republican in the land. jake. were you -- sorry. yeah. >> um, i wanted to ask you a question about romney's comments as well. specifically, that if you do not want america to be the strongest nation on earth, i am not your president. you have that president today. >> again -- >> iraq and afghanistan, if you could address the idea that this is a common scene republicans are making, that the president does not believe...
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did any of you see speaker boehner did an interview i think it might have been a 60 minutes interview where he was asked about his leadership and his party. he refused to use the word compromise. the interviewer asked a number of times and said why are you skirting around compromise? because that has become a dirty word for outsiders, political outsiders on the left and the right and for all those of us that follow politics and i shouldn't speak for, but we can ask him right away he thinks compromise is a dirty word. i would be shocked if he said it was. for many of us it is the kind of art of politics. it's how you achieve some sort of legislative output rather than sitting there and after two years not getting anything done because nobody can get exactly what they want. but i think if you think of that, think about how difficult it is to address questions of taxes and spending and particularly entitlements if you have an increasingly vocal element on both ends of the party, both parties, both ends of each party that thinks that compromise is itself a sellout, it's difficult it makes
did any of you see speaker boehner did an interview i think it might have been a 60 minutes interview where he was asked about his leadership and his party. he refused to use the word compromise. the interviewer asked a number of times and said why are you skirting around compromise? because that has become a dirty word for outsiders, political outsiders on the left and the right and for all those of us that follow politics and i shouldn't speak for, but we can ask him right away he thinks...
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. >> speaker boehner, he's telling friends he is planning to retire today [inaudible] >> when i become aware of that i will let you know. >> what impact do you think this episode has had on the house? >> it's been a distraction. the american people want us to focus on job creation. this was just a distraction that was unnecessary. >> can you talk about your concerns on the documents last night the administration -- where do you think the answer the questions and didn't answer the questions? >> the administration gave its opinion on the willpower resolution but didn't answer the question in my letter as to whether the office of legal counsel agrees with that. and so i'm looking forward to an answer on this by tomorrow. the white house says there are no hostilities taking place. yet we have got drone attacks under way which spending $10 million a day or part of an effort to drop bombs on gadhafi compounds. it doesn't pass a strict test in my view that we are not in the midst of hostilities. so four weeks since the president has talked to the american people about this mission and it's ti
. >> speaker boehner, he's telling friends he is planning to retire today [inaudible] >> when i become aware of that i will let you know. >> what impact do you think this episode has had on the house? >> it's been a distraction. the american people want us to focus on job creation. this was just a distraction that was unnecessary. >> can you talk about your concerns on the documents last night the administration -- where do you think the answer the questions and...
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boehner in particular rather than just a philosophical that you just gave us? how does he keep people in? >> you're going to have to ask him. one thing he is going to have to do is keep them. >> what do you mean by that? >> we've been in the football so many times with the republicans this year that we are almost there on let's start with the first they didn't have the vote and negotiated and than they didn't have the votes and we had to preside but we didn't have the input into the bill. that's one. then you go to the fault. that was terrible. by and large they openly said they thought it was okay if we default. they would take us to a place we would be downgraded because of the uncertainty as to when we would pass legislation to honor the full faith and credit of the united states of america. if they want to do that or not. what he wanted to did he just want to prolong it or 41 to find an agreement i really don't know >> rapid round with david rogers. you are a historic figure both as the first woman speaker and the legislation that you passed. what do you wa
boehner in particular rather than just a philosophical that you just gave us? how does he keep people in? >> you're going to have to ask him. one thing he is going to have to do is keep them. >> what do you mean by that? >> we've been in the football so many times with the republicans this year that we are almost there on let's start with the first they didn't have the vote and negotiated and than they didn't have the votes and we had to preside but we didn't have the input...
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i admire boehner keeping his temper. reid has shown us this week of level of dishonesty that is breathtaking. he is no basis for his attacks on romney. he is not produced a single person is substantiated. you have a president you can't work with and they basically have been patiently trying to buy time to get to the election and the host of a president who wants to be bipartisan and a senate willing to actually sit down to work. >> host: show on the independent line from spring green in wisconsin. >> caller: hello, first of all, newt, i wish you were the classic college professor. the country would be in much better shape. i don't know if you're the most intelligent guy in the room, but you certainly articulate the most intelligent points. i want to talk about our president. my president, i would really like someone to call this guy on what he is. he's the pandering cheese and expect all these groups, women, free contraception. hispanics, amnesty like. voter registration is now going to come with your welfare check as we
i admire boehner keeping his temper. reid has shown us this week of level of dishonesty that is breathtaking. he is no basis for his attacks on romney. he is not produced a single person is substantiated. you have a president you can't work with and they basically have been patiently trying to buy time to get to the election and the host of a president who wants to be bipartisan and a senate willing to actually sit down to work. >> host: show on the independent line from spring green in...
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we call upon speaker boehner to put the price is just a postal two is vote on the florida house. the second step is for lawmakers, the congress can a president to adopt a plan to reduce the deficit in a balanced way. by applying the kind of framework is spending cuts and revenues generated by eliminating certain tax breaks that has been recommended by a bipartisan groups simpson/bowles. that should extend for working families and sequester to deficit reduction so our economy does not go over the fiscal close. unfortunately, the speakers thread to let the nation default on its debt if republicans cannot impose their european-style austerity plan to cementing the viewing capital market that lawmakers will fail to reach an agreement before the end of the year. that manufactured crisis creates uncertainty that will undermine confidence and weaken the economy. the standard & poor's credit rating my issue is due to forecast a continued clinical gridlock and yet for many in the house of representatives, compromised remains a dirty word. mr. chairman, we look forward to having a willing
we call upon speaker boehner to put the price is just a postal two is vote on the florida house. the second step is for lawmakers, the congress can a president to adopt a plan to reduce the deficit in a balanced way. by applying the kind of framework is spending cuts and revenues generated by eliminating certain tax breaks that has been recommended by a bipartisan groups simpson/bowles. that should extend for working families and sequester to deficit reduction so our economy does not go over...
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senator shyman and grahm coming together, and boehner used the term "comprehensive immigration reform," and so the prospects are better than they were certainly before the election, and they look better than they had. with regards to mexico, i personally don't think there's any issue that is more important for the quality of the relationship at this point. it's one of those issues that is behind sens, whatever issue one's talking about, you know, for many in mexico, not just u.s. immigration policy annoying and irritating, but offensive, the fence, the walling in, the way imgrants, largely mexican communities are talked about, and this would, if there is a policy shift in any major way, i think, would have an important impact. more as important, however, i think if one looks at the immigration issue, and i'm not going to go into details now, but it's also an economic issue. i mean, immigration and manuel will probably talk a little about that as well, but in other words, just the fact is that if you can bring 6 million mexicans out of the shadows and pried some legal status to them, t
senator shyman and grahm coming together, and boehner used the term "comprehensive immigration reform," and so the prospects are better than they were certainly before the election, and they look better than they had. with regards to mexico, i personally don't think there's any issue that is more important for the quality of the relationship at this point. it's one of those issues that is behind sens, whatever issue one's talking about, you know, for many in mexico, not just u.s....
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we'll hear from john boehner, nancy pelosi and senate leaders harry reid and mitch mcconnell. that all begins lye tuesday at 11 -- live tuesday at 11 a.m. eastern on c-span. >>> and with the anniversary of the september 11th attacks, go to our facebook page to tell us how you think america has changed since that day 11 years ago. you can post your comments and join the conversation with other viewers at facebook.com/c-span. >> up until the battle of antietam, the confederates were on a roll. because with expectations in the south, even in the north and abroad, were that lee would win -- the third time would be the charm. he had won the peninsula campaign, he had won the second battle of bull run, and now he was invading the north, and this was going to be the cue degrace, the crushing blow. and when that didn't happen, i think there was a great sigh of relief in the north. lincoln does take it as the sign he was waiting for to issue the emancipation prola mission which makes it now a war for freedom. for all these reasons i think antietam stands as the most important turning p
we'll hear from john boehner, nancy pelosi and senate leaders harry reid and mitch mcconnell. that all begins lye tuesday at 11 -- live tuesday at 11 a.m. eastern on c-span. >>> and with the anniversary of the september 11th attacks, go to our facebook page to tell us how you think america has changed since that day 11 years ago. you can post your comments and join the conversation with other viewers at facebook.com/c-span. >> up until the battle of antietam, the confederates...
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>> the senate democrats have said give us a vote on the democratic bill, and john boehner said sure. we will give you a road and we are going to beat it. they've to enter the 42 republicans, very few republicans are expected to support the democratic plan. they haven't officially determined it, but they expect to among the series of options that they will vote on probably thursday will be the democratic bill and we will see a very with the caller cristina doesn't like we will see a very polarized vote, almost all the democrats voting for it, republicans voting against it and then mark that down before the move on to the passing the republican bill. >> host: paul kaine congressional reporter with the washington post. michael was in tucson arizona republican collar. good morning. >> caller: hello. >> host: what do you have to say? >> guest: >> caller: my question is what does the obama administration or the romney had fenestration do with the gas taxes that are soaring through across america because every article in china they are doing some program where they find a way to reduce the
>> the senate democrats have said give us a vote on the democratic bill, and john boehner said sure. we will give you a road and we are going to beat it. they've to enter the 42 republicans, very few republicans are expected to support the democratic plan. they haven't officially determined it, but they expect to among the series of options that they will vote on probably thursday will be the democratic bill and we will see a very with the caller cristina doesn't like we will see a very...
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think there's a possibility on grand bargain issues or is it more likely it will do the job boehner down payment and then set up a process? >> i don't have the answer. my hope is to establish a confidence of the american people that people are thinking it out the best interests of the country, not the short-term political interest is the members or their parties. that's the best thing we can do? in the long run, we're going to fix all these problems because people are going to quit loaning us money. we are going to fix them. the question is how much pain do we go through before refix them and how much straight to the american people have as a result of this delay in the solution for these problems? in now, as a young person today, if you have any knowledge about what's going on in washington and the effect be seriously concerned about your future in terms of your economic future, in terms of your freedom. when the young generation comes into a couple of disappointment, when expectations they thought were there or not there and won't be there in the cities now, you are going to see some a
think there's a possibility on grand bargain issues or is it more likely it will do the job boehner down payment and then set up a process? >> i don't have the answer. my hope is to establish a confidence of the american people that people are thinking it out the best interests of the country, not the short-term political interest is the members or their parties. that's the best thing we can do? in the long run, we're going to fix all these problems because people are going to quit...
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he has a much bigger pulpit and go out in the country and basically say to john boehner, you do what you want to do and i am going to do what i want to do. i am not going to abandon my agenda to do that. i was talking to a former reagan biographer and i was asking him how he was able to be successful. reagan went out and sold his policies to the american people. he had a democratic congress. he did not give up his message. he believed in what he was doing. if obama believes in his own plan and in his own policy ideas, he needs to either try to bring republicans where he is, and if he can't, he has to go out and talk to the american people about what is best for the country. host: it republican caller from minnesota. good morning. caller: i have a comment and question. i feel the fairness doctrine promotes the partisanship. when they first guarded counterpoint speeches, i was appalled. does this not increase by partisanship? more strongly, the president should be bipartisan. he should be more in the middle, americans think. the presidency is the position of bipartisan and should be wo
he has a much bigger pulpit and go out in the country and basically say to john boehner, you do what you want to do and i am going to do what i want to do. i am not going to abandon my agenda to do that. i was talking to a former reagan biographer and i was asking him how he was able to be successful. reagan went out and sold his policies to the american people. he had a democratic congress. he did not give up his message. he believed in what he was doing. if obama believes in his own plan and...
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speaker boehner said we had a frank conversation. i thought it was productive and i'm looking forward to more serious conversations about how we reduce the deficit and the debt and to get our economy going and creating jobs. again the president agrees with that assessment of the meeting and also of the need in future conversations to move forward with the plan to significantly reduce the deficit, dresser long-term debt and get our economy going and create jobs. those negotiations as i've noted before the president believes have been making progress and participants in those negotiations believe the same thing and we are optimistic that it will produce those talks will produce an agreement, a bipartisan agreement that will reduce the deficit and in a bipartisan way because participants will find common ground. i can announce all so that the next round of those negotiations will take place on thursday, june 9. probably the blair house but as you noted scheduling apparently on the hill. they are going to be on the hill so we move them a
speaker boehner said we had a frank conversation. i thought it was productive and i'm looking forward to more serious conversations about how we reduce the deficit and the debt and to get our economy going and creating jobs. again the president agrees with that assessment of the meeting and also of the need in future conversations to move forward with the plan to significantly reduce the deficit, dresser long-term debt and get our economy going and create jobs. those negotiations as i've noted...
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to begin by congratulating the men and women of the 112th congress as well as your new speaker, john boehner. [applause] [applause] and as we mark this occasion, we are also mindful of the empty chair in this chamber, and we pray for the health of our colleague and our friend, gabby giffords. [applause] [applause] it is no secret that those of us here tonight have had our differences over the last two years. the debates have been contentious. we have fought fiercely for our beliefs, and that is a good thing. that is what a robust democracy demands. that is what helps set us apart as a nation. but there is a reason the tragedy in tucson gave us pause. amid all the noise and passion and rancor in our public debate, tucson reminded us that no matter who we are, or where we come from, each of us is a part of something greater. something more consequential than parties or political preference. we are part of the american family. we believe that in a country where every race and faith and point of view can be found, we are still bound together as one people, and we share common hopes and and a com
to begin by congratulating the men and women of the 112th congress as well as your new speaker, john boehner. [applause] [applause] and as we mark this occasion, we are also mindful of the empty chair in this chamber, and we pray for the health of our colleague and our friend, gabby giffords. [applause] [applause] it is no secret that those of us here tonight have had our differences over the last two years. the debates have been contentious. we have fought fiercely for our beliefs, and that is...
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i agree with the speaker boehner, the house works best when the house works its will, and you have a bill with wide bipartisan support and you've brought it to the floor. >> i'm interested, the gentleman had indicated -- i don't know whether it's true or not -- you can go on the internet and get a concealed carry license. is that true? >> in the state of georgia -- we're a must-issue state so i argue we're as liberal as you're likely to find. that's absolutely not true. you must show tub probate judge, be fingerprinted, pay for your background check, you must go on -- in many states provide certification of some level of training. it's a thorough process and doesn't happen instantly. even in a must-issue state like georgia, it takes weeks, if not months, for the process to finish because, again, you have two choices, unlicensed gun owners or licensed gun carrier, and i prefer every day i'm standing beside someone that has been certified. >> gentleman yield. >> in a must-issue state, is that the term you used? >> that's right. >> does that mean you must issue it to them no matter what
i agree with the speaker boehner, the house works best when the house works its will, and you have a bill with wide bipartisan support and you've brought it to the floor. >> i'm interested, the gentleman had indicated -- i don't know whether it's true or not -- you can go on the internet and get a concealed carry license. is that true? >> in the state of georgia -- we're a must-issue state so i argue we're as liberal as you're likely to find. that's absolutely not true. you must...
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speaker boehner said it can't be done unless we cut spending at the same time. so having watched this for more than thirty years of congress, what are the outside of actually avoiding going over the cliff given where both parties are? >> i think the odds are that we won't do it. [inaudible] as a mart of faith and consequence. those who say let's toy with it. they are toying with the american economy and they are toying with the global economy. and so i think it's somewhat -- it seems great to talk about doing that. but the closer you get to that cliff, i think the less likely it is that you'll -- [inaudible] >> let me ask one more and go to rick. let me ask about tax reform. you told "politico" last week that a balanced approach to replacing the sequester was spending cut and revenue. should accelerate tax reform. i believe it's fully possible this year if we work on a bipartisan basis. unquote. how does that square with the people that say tax reform is going to lose out because of scheduling need to deal with the debt screaming and the -- ceiling and the seque
speaker boehner said it can't be done unless we cut spending at the same time. so having watched this for more than thirty years of congress, what are the outside of actually avoiding going over the cliff given where both parties are? >> i think the odds are that we won't do it. [inaudible] as a mart of faith and consequence. those who say let's toy with it. they are toying with the american economy and they are toying with the global economy. and so i think it's somewhat -- it seems...
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i think boehner could have a problem but i think it's owing to be more single digits so i don't think we will have a problem at all. >> whoever's the present of the united states will have to do deal with the lame-duck session in congress and we have the fiscal issues. what is likely to happen and let's assume obama is reelected. what do you think will happen at then and let's assume romney selective. what do you think will happen in the lame-duck then? >> so much depends of course on who is elected and what the margin is and who is going to take which senate seat. i see a holding action in the lame-duck with nothing definitive unless the president or mitt romney comes in with a very convincing when and just has the kind of sort of moral authority that comes with a wave election either direction. right now, i don't think we see that. chris said maybe it could happen. no, i'm sorry, mike said maybe it could happen for romney if the stars are in alignment. >> yeah my guess is for all the talk on the fiscal cliff it will be pushed off for six months and in addition if you had a wave elec
i think boehner could have a problem but i think it's owing to be more single digits so i don't think we will have a problem at all. >> whoever's the present of the united states will have to do deal with the lame-duck session in congress and we have the fiscal issues. what is likely to happen and let's assume obama is reelected. what do you think will happen at then and let's assume romney selective. what do you think will happen in the lame-duck then? >> so much depends of course...
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. >>> house speaker john boehner commented on the sequester calling on the senate and the president to act. the president has known for 16 months that this sequester was looming out there. when the super committee failed to come to an agreement. so for sixteen months the travel has been traveling all over the country holding rallies instead of sitting down with senate leaders in order forge an agreement over there in order to move the bill. we have moved the bill twice. we should not have to move a third bill before the senate gets off the arizona and begins to do something. >> pentagon spokesman george little talked about how sequestration would affect the defense budget. glmpleght first, as you know, the sequestration goes in to effect for the remain of the year. it will require that the department of defense to cut roughly $46 billion from the level of funding provided on the 2013 continuing resolution. all of the last seven months of the fiscal year. by law, sequester would apply to all of the dod budget. including wartime spending. the only exception is that the president has indi
. >>> house speaker john boehner commented on the sequester calling on the senate and the president to act. the president has known for 16 months that this sequester was looming out there. when the super committee failed to come to an agreement. so for sixteen months the travel has been traveling all over the country holding rallies instead of sitting down with senate leaders in order forge an agreement over there in order to move the bill. we have moved the bill twice. we should not...
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some of them say they are thinking about it and we hope they think hard about it and we hope speaker boehner will bring this bill to the floor by friday. to send a message to the mom, to the dad, two people of this country that were serious. one more thing needs to happen now as we prepare for the holiday season. every single american who cares about this issue needs to pick up the phone companies to call their member of congress in nice to have been, where do you stand? we need to see what you're going to do and who you stand with to stop this terrible gun violence that's killing our children in america. thank you. neither to call on senator mike tompkins. >> thank you come a day and and thank you all for your commitment to help prevent and end gun violence. this is an incredibly important issue and others before me have said, it is time. it is time. i want to share share with you an e-mail that i got from the republican constituent in honor of my. mommy, daddy, somebody please help me. we know it's time for something to be done. we know that somebody is us. as parents and family members wh
some of them say they are thinking about it and we hope they think hard about it and we hope speaker boehner will bring this bill to the floor by friday. to send a message to the mom, to the dad, two people of this country that were serious. one more thing needs to happen now as we prepare for the holiday season. every single american who cares about this issue needs to pick up the phone companies to call their member of congress in nice to have been, where do you stand? we need to see what...
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the reality is speaker boehner has refused to sit down and have meaningful discussions and negotiations to get us to where we need to be an hour back in crisis mode. this particular congress has been in crisis mode every few weeks it seems. >> same question, if you want to save these jobs and contracts to continue to be in the defense budget, where would you cut? >> first of all, i cannot believe he would've voted against the budget control act. any responsible legislature, although we all have our own views, i believe having the u.s. u.s. go into default would've been much more serious than anything that could have occurred. the sequester was designed to try and get a process of cutting spending. republicans after the so-called super committee. the democrats appointed head of the democratic senate campaign committee and republican congressional campaign committee to the most political positions and frankly was doomed to failure at the very beginning. my willingness to cosponsor the first bipartisan budget in the history of the budget control act would have the whole sequester reissuanc
the reality is speaker boehner has refused to sit down and have meaningful discussions and negotiations to get us to where we need to be an hour back in crisis mode. this particular congress has been in crisis mode every few weeks it seems. >> same question, if you want to save these jobs and contracts to continue to be in the defense budget, where would you cut? >> first of all, i cannot believe he would've voted against the budget control act. any responsible legislature, although...
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so i think -- >> host: obama was floating a possible grand bargain with john boehner over the summer during of the debt ceiling negotiations. but you think even if obama tried to give a little ground on the entitlements, the democrats and congress wouldn't have gone there. >> guest: not at that point. i do think that the some symbols commission, which at the end of 2010 released its report and was very substantive and comprehensive and the president ignored it, didn't endorse at, just sort of let it lay there i think there was a missed opportunity, and i think some of the proposals -- in 2013, and of course will depend who is elected president, but i think that we are probably going to have to deal with tax reform and the deficit and will probably all be a part of the package that deals with the deficit in time of reform, tax reform coming and you will have to be a bipartisan effort. >> host: it will have to be. i think barack obama tar if he's president again, will want that. i think he can probably muscle some democrats into going along with it. but i think the republicans will thi
so i think -- >> host: obama was floating a possible grand bargain with john boehner over the summer during of the debt ceiling negotiations. but you think even if obama tried to give a little ground on the entitlements, the democrats and congress wouldn't have gone there. >> guest: not at that point. i do think that the some symbols commission, which at the end of 2010 released its report and was very substantive and comprehensive and the president ignored it, didn't endorse at,...
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. >> we hod john boehner tell us that he -- he said i never read those platforms. they don't -- this is after the convention -- i don't read them. get it all on one page. he said nobody reads the platform. >> he didn't realize, we did. >> what can we look for the next two weeks between now and election day? what are your anticipations. >> fasten your seatbelt. >> i think you've seen the silly rhetoric we're going to get for the next two weeks, but more than that, what you're not seeing is what is going on,. , and that is the get out the vote effort, and they're doing some done both campaigns are doing something that i don't understand. the 14-year-olds who can talk to the entire world with a tweet and this way of having them all tajh to their friend on the social network, and there's a lot of this going out there that is just not obvious to the cameras' eye, and that's where this election is right now. this is about -- to me this has always been a bay's lex. this is -- base election. who is more excited. president obama had a storybook turnout, election team and sy
. >> we hod john boehner tell us that he -- he said i never read those platforms. they don't -- this is after the convention -- i don't read them. get it all on one page. he said nobody reads the platform. >> he didn't realize, we did. >> what can we look for the next two weeks between now and election day? what are your anticipations. >> fasten your seatbelt. >> i think you've seen the silly rhetoric we're going to get for the next two weeks, but more than that,...